Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

artificial leg

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Unfinished carved wood foot and ankle block; silver metal [including steel] bands form vertical supports and knee and thigh supports; rubber pads and coated paper tape strips cushion ankle and articulated foot; leather strip and elastic fabric band secure two portions of articulated foot; fabric covering over wool padding on support bands; khaki canvas (?) and brown leather boot shank lined with raw (?) wool forms knee receptacle, and has metal eyelets.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

67,0 cm

Largeur

15,0 cm

Hauteur

26,5 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie médicale

Catégorie

Technologies d'assistance

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Inconnu

Pays

Allemagne

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Allemagne

État/province

Inconnu

Période

This limb presumably used 1946; possibly also used later.

Canada

Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON. "Artificial leg. Made in German prison camp. This leg was worn by W/O John Somerville. The artificial leg was made by a fellow Canadian prisoner, a corporal from Wallaceburg. This corporal made several legs for prisoners which worked satisfactorily. He had had no experience. The metal parts were taken from the beds." [Excerpt from Ref. 3]

Fonction

Served as functional imitation limb for below-knee amputee.

Technique

Artificial leg fashioned by WWII prisoner of war for fellow inmate, using materials from camp beds, pant suspenders, etc. Maker had no formal training or previous experience before producing several artificial limbs for other prisoners, which were functional and effective. This limb features articulated foot; shock-absorbing pads between ankle and foot; and hinged support below knee [Ref. 3] Lace-up receptacle for knee appears fashioned from upper portion of a boot.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

UHN catalogue no. "X946.1.2" printed by hand in white ink on metal band on underside of foot. "AM/ 3944" printed by hand in pencil on white label applied to upper portion of limb.

Manque

None evident.

Fini

Unfinished carved wood foot and ankle block; silver metal [including steel] bands form vertical supports and knee and thigh supports; rubber pads and coated paper tape strips cushion ankle and articulated foot; leather strip and elastic fabric band secure two portions of articulated foot; fabric covering over wool padding on support bands; khaki canvas (?) and brown leather boot shank lined with raw (?) wool forms knee receptacle, and has metal eyelets

Décoration

S/O